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China’s regulatory red tape will cut colossus Ant down to size

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Ant’s logo resembles the insect. The Alibaba affiliate has become the leading player in China’s fintech sector.

Antitrust move targets the country’s big tech such as Alibaba and Tencent

Categories Business Update Tags Ant Group, Big Tech, China Sales, Covid-19 Pandemic, Ford, Lenovo, News Leave a comment

China’s controversial search for rare earth minerals under the sea

February 4, 2021February 3, 2021 by Juweihu
Concerns are growing about mining for minerals on the ocean floors. China has conducted massive underwater research around the world.

Environmental group condemns mineral mining on the ocean floor, fearing ‘devastating consequences’

Categories Environmental Row Tags Base, China, Greenpeace, Jamaica, Mining, News, Oceans, Rare Earths Leave a comment

Human rights violations look certain to scuttle early Biden-Xi talks

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Discussions between the leaders of China and the US will have to wait amid Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan issues

Categories China-US Tension Tags Allegations of Rape, China, Human Rights Violations, Joe Biden, News, United States, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

Beijing’s obsession with coal is choking off the green deal

April 23, 2021February 3, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Smoke bellows into a red sky at night from a power complex. Coal is still king in China.

Statistics show that the fossil fuel makes up nearly 58% of the country’s energy needs

Categories Energy Tags Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, China, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Global Energy Monitor, Green Deal, News, Pollution Leave a comment

China offers an olive branch to the US wrapped in barbwire

February 3, 2021February 2, 2021 by China Factor Staff
China's top diplomate Yang Jiechi.

Top diplomate Yang Jiechi reiterates Beijing’s line of ‘corporation’ but warns of meddling in ‘national security’ issues

Categories China-US Relations Tags China, Confrontation, Hong Kong, News, Red Lines, Taiwan, United States, Yang Jiechi Leave a comment

Did China know in advance of the military coup in Myanmar?

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff
Myanmar soldiers on parade. A state of emergency exists in Myanmar after the military coup

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met military chief Min Aung Hlaing last month and now he is in charge

Categories Geopolitics Tags Belt and Road Initiative, China, Military Coup, Myanmar, News Leave a comment

China’s ‘techno-nationalism’ and the innovation war with the US

February 3, 2021February 1, 2021 by Gordon Watts
A tech network on a red Chinese national flag.

The race for supremacy is at the heart of Beijing’s US$1 trillion investment program to dominate the technology landscape

Categories Analysis Tags Beijing, China, Joe Biden, News, Tech War, United States, Washington Leave a comment

HNA collapse fuels China’s rising corporate debt fears

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Bankruptcy looms large for the group that went on a global spending spree

Categories Business Tags Bankruptcy, Debt Mountain, HNA Group, News, Restructuring Leave a comment

China’s Wolf Warriors howl at the door of the White House

February 2, 2021January 30, 2021 by Juweihu

Beijing rhetoric on the rise as Biden’s administration works on building a democratic coalition

Categories China-US Tension Tags China, Joe Biden, News, Taiwan War Threat, United States, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Xi Jinping Leave a comment

China aims to block Hong Kong citizens moving to the UK

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021 by China Factor Staff

Row erupts as Beijing tries to stop exodus after dismantling the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ model

Categories Geopolitics Tags BNO Passport, China, Hong Kong, News, Political Crackdown, United Kingdom Leave a comment
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